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SUMMARY:Paradise Burns by Pol Guasch
LOCATION:October Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and
  Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London\, AC/E Programme for 
 the Internalisation of Spanish Culture presents the VI London Festival of 
 Queer Spanish Culture Book LaunchPol Guasch in conversation with Jorge Gá
 rriz on Paradise BurnsSynopsisIn a world that is coming to an end\, two fr
 iends pursue a future worth believing inWhen Rita and Líton meet at a par
 ty\, they quickly form a bond that will indelibly shape their lives. Their
 s is not an easy world: most wildlife is extinct and the earth is tormente
 d by drought and floods\; the last vestiges of natural life are kept under
  lock and key in a mysterious greenhouse a day’s travel away. Like the o
 ther young men of the Service\, Líton is frequently enlisted to put out t
 he seemingly never-ending fires that tear through the valley\; Rita lives 
 perched on a hill in the Colony\, where other men\, including her father\,
  empty an almost barren mine.Yet their bond grounds them. Together they na
 vigate the love affairs\, setbacks\, and thwarted idealism of their twenti
 es\, finding in each other a vital reprieve for their disillusionment – 
 that is\, until Líton\, like other gay men\, falls sick.Unfolding back an
 d forth across time\, and told through the voices\, conversations\, and le
 tters of a tapestry of characters\, Paradise Burns is a poetic exploration
  of an uncannily familiar ecological and existential grief\, and a lament 
 for an entire generation forced to inherit a world they feel unable to cha
 nge. But above all\, the internationally celebrated Guasch – hailed as 
 ‘the spokesperson for a generation’ (La Vanguardia) – has written a 
 profoundly moving and astoundingly imaginative paean to the power of frien
 dship: what it protects in a fallen world\, and how\, through love\, it al
 lows us to imagine a better one. BioPOL GUASCH is the author of two collec
 tions of poetry and two novels. His debut novel\, Napalm in the Heart\, wh
 ich has been translated into ten languages\, won the 2021 Libres Anagrama 
 Novel Prize\, making Guasch the youngest winner in the prize's history\, a
 nd was nominated for the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction and na
 med one of the best books of 2024 by The New Yorker. Event in EnglishCopie
 s of the book will be available for purchase after the event.Check the Fes
 tival's website to know about our other events:https://www.romancerobooks-
 store.co.uk/vi-lfqsc-fcqel-2026\n\nBoletos: https://www.outsavvy.com/event
 /39619/paradise-burns-by-pol-guasch
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